Spotify is offering a soothing end-of-summer-balm in the form of a pretty good deal for students.

The music streaming service announced on their website that Spotify Premium for Students will include unlimited ad-free music and podcasts, plus access to Hulu Limited Commercials and Showtime Streaming Service. This is for “higher education” students only; sorry, teens and tweens. You also can’t have already tried Spotify Premium before or currently have it.

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So what’s the price tag? For the first four months it’s $0.99, then $4.99 thereafter. You do have to prove your education status through a third party service called SheerID, which will ask for a document that shows “your first name, last name, university name, and an issue date from the current academic term, or within the last 3 months.” Hmm, guess my expired library card won’t cut it.

If you already have access to Hulu or Showtime, you can switch your bill to Spotify and get the music (and the deal), too. Just what new college kids need: more cheap distractions.